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1967 - Ballarat National Theatre

The Brides of March

  • Venue: The Little Theatre
  • Playwright: John Chapman
  • Director: Don McIntyre
This page is under construction. If you have any information related to this production, please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. A young member of the Foreign Office living in Finchley is bequeathed five beautiful women by a sheik whose life he once saved. They are ‘delivered’ when his wife happens to be away, but when she returns, the sparks begin to fly. A hilarious and inventive farce from the author of Dry Rot and Diplomatic Baggage. In 2020 a mysterious film reel returned to the hands of the Ballarat National...

The Shifting Heart

  • Venue: The Little Theatre
  • Playwright: Richard Beynon
  • Director: Maria Bacsak
The Shifting Heart October 1967 About The Shifting Heart In 2020 a mysterious film reel returned to the hands of the Ballarat National Theatre board. It was old, weathered, and clearly damaged. There was no case or label that indicated what was on the footage or where it had come from. The board moved to get the film restored, to see if any part of it could be salvaged and if it could, what stories were captured by the camera that had used it… These five films are silent vignettes from the stage performances of Ballarat National Theatre in the 1960s. Performed from 27 October to...

Gigi

  • Venue: The Little Theatre
  • Playwright: Anita Loos
  • Director: Don Fraser
This page is under construction. If you have any information related to this production, please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Gigi is a 1951 play written by Anita Loos. It is based on Colette's 1944 novel of the same name, and was produced on Broadway, where it starred Audrey Hepburn in the title role. The play's plot generally follows that of the original story, focusing on a young 19th century Parisian girl being groomed for a career as a courtesan. Gigi lives with her mother and grandmother, and takes lessons...

Mary, Mary

  • Venue: The Little Theatre
  • Playwright: Jean Kerr
  • Director: Alan Wakeling
This page is under construction. If you have any information related to this production, please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. The plot focuses on wisecracking cynic Mary and infuriatingly sensible Bob, who meet at his apartment in the hope they can avert an audit by the Internal Revenue Service. A snowstorm forces Mary to spend the night. The following morning a friend, neighbour and Bob's considerably younger fiancée Tiffany, arrive. The comedy's humour is derived from discussions about income taxes, marriage,...

Close Quarters

  • Venue: The Little Theatre
  • Playwright: W. O. Somin
  • Director: Jenny Strickland
This page is under construction. If you have any information related to this production, please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. In 2020 a mysterious film reel returned to the hands of the Ballarat National Theatre board. It was old, weathered, and clearly damaged. There was no case or label that indicated what was on the footage or where it had come from. The board moved to get the film restored, to see if any part of it could be salvaged and if it could, what stories were captured by the camera that had used it…...